Digital wristwatch, digital watch, and digital clock
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1. A digital clock comprising:
- A clocking module maintaining a measurement of a current time in at least units of hours and minutes and a display which in at least one mode displays a rounded time only in units of hours, wherein the rounded time is obtained by rounding the current time to the nearest hour, such that the displayed rounded time is a simple approximation of the current time, the display additionally displays the current time adjacent the rounded time, and individual indicia of the current time are smaller than indicia of the rounded time.
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Digital wristwatch, digital watch, and digital clock. For example, a digital wristwatch comprises: a clocking module able to track: (a) current real time, and (b) rounded time; and a display unit able to display at least the rounded time. Additionally or alternatively, the digital wristwatch comprises: a clocking module able to determine current real time; a rounding unit able to determine that the real current time is at least two seconds prior to a rounded horological hour, and able to calculate rounded-up horological information; and a display unit able to display the rounded-up horological hour.
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1. A digital clock comprising:
A clocking module maintaining a measurement of a current time in at least units of hours and minutes and a display which in at least one mode displays a rounded time only in units of hours, wherein the rounded time is obtained by rounding the current time to the nearest hour, such that the displayed rounded time is a simple approximation of the current time, the display additionally displays the current time adjacent the rounded time, and individual indicia of the current time are smaller than indicia of the rounded time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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